Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Gerald speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gerald was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Good lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her bronze crest is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Gesrethe speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Veit alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veit fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sarah was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This northern man wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is short and cinnamon. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. After a long history of fighting, Lone and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jet (40 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).